From what I just saw it didn’t look like he took a blow to the sternum.
He made a clean tackle, got up without apparent difficulty, then collapsed backwards and hit the ground.
Sounds like a coronary issue. The game will be postponed or canceled if the player died. Hopefully, he will recover and the players notified. It is the only way play will continue.
Denmark’s Christian Eriksen stable after collapsing, receiving CPR in Euro 2020 game with Finland
Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen was taken to a hospital Saturday after collapsing on the field during a match at the European Championship, leading to the game being suspended for more than 90 minutes.
UEFA said Eriksen has been stabilized, and the Danish federation wrote on Twitter on Saturday night that he was awake then released another statement on Sunday morning which said: “We have spoken to Christian Eriksen, who has sent his greetings to his teammates. His condition is stable, and he continues to be hospitalised for further examination.”
Danish football federation director Peter Moeller said Eriksen got a “heart massage” while being treated on the field.
“He fell over and got help and heart massage on the field,” Moeller told Danish public broadcaster DR. “He was fortunately awake when he left stadium.”
The Euro 2020 match between Denmark and Finland had been halted in the 43rd minute with the score 0-0. It resumed at 8:30 p.m. local time and Finland eventually won 1-0, with Eriksen named man of the match.
UEFA said both teams had held an emergency meeting before deciding to continue playing. The players came back out onto the field to a huge ovation as they started warming up for a second time.
Mathias Jensen replaced Eriksen in the Denmark lineup. Only a few minutes were played before a shorter-than-normal half-time break.
The sensitive spot is to the left of the sternum between 2nd and 4th rib. He looked like he got hit simultaneously in multiple areas. So it could be a constellation of injury. CPR and AED administered immediately after event decreases fatality risk. My guess is that the emergency med personnel were aware of the possibility. IMHO.
I just hope and pray the guy makes it out alive. Sadly,there is a lot more bad stuff goin’ on in the world at the same time.